OmniFocus + YouTube

Create tasks in OmniFocus for new videos in YouTube playlists

Stay on top of your playlists with this efficient workflow, which creates a task in OmniFocus each time a new video is added to your YouTube playlist. Not only does it help manage your video backlog, but it also ensures you never miss out on fresh content. So, take advantage of this workflow to efficiently manage your YouTube content through OmniFocus.

When this happens...
New Video in Playlist
Triggers when a new video is added to a specific playlist. Note does not work for your "watch later" playlist.
TriggerPolling
automatically do this!
Create Task
Creates a new task in your OmniFocus Inbox.
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Supported triggers and actions

- Video IDRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- ChannelRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- QueryRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Quota Copy
- Upload Size Copy
- TitleRequired
- DescriptionRequired
- VideoRequired
- Thumbnail
- Privacy Status
- Publish At
- Tags
- Language Section
- Default Language
- Default Audio Language
- Localizations Help Text
- Language Code
- Localized Title
- Localized Description
- Recording Section
- Recording Date
- Recording Location
- Advanced Section
- License
- Allow Embedding
- Public Statistics Viewable
- Category Id Help Text
- Category
- Made For Kids
- Notify Subscribers
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write

- Report Breakdown
- Report TypeRequired
- Start DateRequired
- End DateRequired
- Report MetricsRequired
Action
Search

- Channel IDRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Playlist IdRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Quota Copy
- PlaylistRequired
- Video IDRequired
- Position
- Note
Action
Write
- Thumbnail Size Copy
- Video IdRequired
- ThumbnailRequired
Action
Write
- Search Query
- Channel ID
- Order Results By
- Published After
- Published Before
- Video Duration
- Video Definition
- Video Dimension
- Video Caption
- Video License
- Safe Search
- Region Code
- Relevance Language
- Video Category ID
- Max Results
Action
Search
- TitleRequired
- Note
Action
Write

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About YouTube

YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small.

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